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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- green-formed
Meaning
Hestia is χλοόμορφε at LXXXIV.6. Green or grass-like form is unexpected beside the goddess's familiar fire associations, which is a reason to preserve it rather than replace it. The epithet adds a local visual quality without itself explaining a complete theory of her substance.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χλοόμορφε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXIV.6